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How many deaths from April 27 tornadoes?
There were 325 tornadic fatalities from the April 25-28 2011 tornado outbreak of which 320 were on April 27.
Is there concern for a major tornado outbreak on April 5Th 2017 in similar areas to the one that happened in 2011?
There is concern for a major tornado outbreak on April 5, but it is highly unlikely that it will be as severe as the outbreak in late April 2011. Outbreaks such as that happen only happen a few times in a century.
What year was the largest tornado outbreak?
The largest tornado outbreak on record lasted from April 25 to 28 of 2011 with 351 tornadoes. This outbreak also set a 1 day record on April 27 when 208 tornadoes touched down.
What day did the tornado hit Tuscaloosa 2011?
There were two tornadoes in Tuscaloosa in 2011. The infamous Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado of the 2011 Super Outbreak was on April 27. However, another far less damaging tornado struck on April 15.
What was the world record of tornadoes?
That depends on which tornado record you are referring to. Here are a few records:Largest tornado: the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013 (2.6 miles wide)Longest lived tornado: the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925 (3 hours, 29 minutes)Longest damage path: the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925 (219 miles)Costliest tornado: the Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011 ($2.8 billion)Deadliest tornado: The Daulatpur-Saturia, Bangladesh tornado of April 26, 1989 (1,300 dead)Fastest winds: the Oklahoma City tornado of May 3, 1999 (302 mph)Largest tornado outbreak: the Super Outbreak April 25-28, 2011 (351 tornadoes)Costliest tornado outbreak: the Super Outbreak April 25-28, 2011 (~ $5 billion)Most tornadoes in 24 hours: April 27, 2011 (208 tornadoes)Most violent tornadoes in an outbreak: the Super Outbreak of April 3-4, 1974 (24 F4, 6 F5)
What was the Most Tornadoes Spawned in an outbreak?
The most tornadoes recorded in a single outbreak is 219 on April 27, 2011, during the Super Outbreak in the United States. This outbreak affected several states in the southern and eastern U.S., resulting in widespread devastation and loss of life.
What was the largest tornado in the month?
If you mean April 2011 the title for the largest tornado is a tie between an EF3 near Pocahontas, Iowa on April 9 that destroyed a few farms and the EF4 that devastated Tuscaloosa, Alabama on April 27. Both tornadoes were 1.5 miles wide.
What tornado outbreak had the most strong tornadoes?
The of April 25-28 2011. There were over 350 tornadoes in the whole outbreak with 207 in a 24 hour period on April 27.
Is tornado worse in april's-14 2011 than -1999 w's?
No, not in that event anyway . There was only 1 killer tornado on April 14, 2011. It killed 2 people. It was rated EF3. In total, the tornadoes outbreak lasting April 14-16 killed 38 people with an additional 5 killed by non-tornadic events. The deadliest of these tornadoes killed 11 people. Again, none of those tornadoes was higher than an EF3. By comparison the outbreak of May 3, 1999 killed 46 people, 36 0f them from a single F5 tornado that hit the Oklahoma city area. However, other tornadoes in 2011 were worse than on May 3, 1999. The outbreak of April 25-28 killed over 320 people, 71 of those in the Hackleburg-Phil Campbell tornado and 63 in the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado, the highest death tolls for single tornadoes since 1955. The Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22 had a death toll of at least 150, marking it as the deadliest since 1947.
How many houses were destroyed in the US April 2011 tornado outbreak?
There were several major tornado outbreaks in the US in April 2011, but you are most likely referring to the catastrophic outbreak of April 25-28 with most of the damage on April 27. Reliable sources are hard to come by. One article states that approximately 6,200 homes were destroyed in Alabama alone. Alabama suffered about $4.3 billion of the approximately $4.8 billion in damage from the outbreak. If we assume all of these figures are accurate and that the ratio of cost to homes destroyed remains about the same, then we can arrive at a very rough estimate of about 6,900 homes destroyed.
Will there be more tornado outbreaks like last week?
Given when this question was asked (May 3, 2011), it is not likely that such an outbreak will occur any time soon. The Tornado outbreak of April 25-28 of 2011 was only the second or third outbreak of such magnitude and intensity that has occurred since modern record keeping began in 1950. One was in 1974 and another outbreak in 1965 might also qualify. Such events are very rare. That said, there were three exceptionally large and intense tornado outbreaks in 2011 and it would be difficult, perhaps impossible to tell whether such activity might continue into 2012.
How long did the tornado outbreak last in 2011?
There were many tornado outbreaks in 2011, three of which were unusually destructive. The first one, from April 14 to April 16 had a duration of just over two days. The second major outbreak, which was the most destructive, lasted from April 25 to April 28 for a duration of just over 3 days. The third major event actually consisted of two outbreaks in rapid succession, spanning a total of 6 days from May 21 to May 26.
